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APPLiCATION FILED JAN* 7, 1919.

Patented May 18,1920.

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CHILDS FOLDING COMBINED BED AND COOP.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented May 18, 1920.

Application led January 7,'1919. Serial No. 270,036.

To all whom it may concern Be it` known that I, JASPER STANLEY WINGET, acitizen of the United States, residing at York, in the county of York,and State of Pennsylvania, have invented certain new and usefulImprovements in Childrens Folding Combinedv Beds and Coops, of which thefollowing is a specification, reference being had therein to theaccompanying drawing. Y This invention relates to improvements in achilds folding combined bed and coop, and the primary object of which isto provide a folding and readily transportable construction adapted tobe easily converted into either'` a bed or a coop, or playing inclosurefor the child.

The objects of the particular construction Awill appear from thefollowing description.

In thev accompanying drawings- Figure 1 is a perspective view of myimprkovment, showing it assembledfor use as a e Fig. 2 is a view showingthe device folded and packed, ready for convenient transportation andhandling.

Fig. 3 is a vertical transverse view on the line 3"'-3 of Fig. 1.

Fig. 4 is a sectional view on the line 4-4 of Fig. 2.

sectional Fig. 5 isa vertical transverse sectional view of the lower endofthe structure, showing it assembled foruse as a playing inclosure orcoop for the child.

Fig. 6 is a detached perspective view of the combined bed spring andinclosure'or coop bottom.

Fig. 7 is a sectional lview on line 7-7 of Fig. 2, showing one edge ofthe folded structure.

My improved folding combined bed and play inclosure for` children,comprises two side frames 1, which are provided with fine wire netting2. The ends 3 of the device are composed of two frames 4, which arelikewise provided with wire netting. The edges of these frames 4 arehinged at 5 to the ends of the side frames l, and the adjacent inneredges of the frames 4 are hinged together at the point 6. The sideframes 1 are preferably provided withsupporting legs 7 for the purposeof supporting the device a short .distance above the floor.

Wire spring 9. This wire spring 9 is carried by a combined bottom springmember 10, which is provided withprojecting edges 1l, to which thespring 9 is attached, forming a recess 12, separating the spring 9, fromthe bottom 13.

The combined bottomand spring 10 is placed in the position shown inFigs. l1 and 3,l when the devicelis' to be used as a bed. When thedevice is to be used as a play inclosure or coop for the child, themember 10 is turned over so that the part 13 will form a bottom for theinclosure, making a play lace for the child and protecting it from armor injury, and from wandering around.

The member 10 is provided'with projecting pins or other suitableprojections 14,-

which rest upon the lower part of the side frames 1,when it is used as aplay inclosure or coop for the child, as shown in Fig. 5, and theseprojections 14 rest upon suitable projections 15 carried by the sideframes 1', when the member 10 is with its spring upward and in positionto receive the` mattress 8.

The object of having the projections 15 is to have the mattress near thetop of the structure where the child -can be readily Away to cover thechild when asleep.

It willbe noted that the hinges 5 and 6 are' so positioned andinsertedinto the side and end frames that theedges of the frames practicallymeet. This is for the purpose of making the device fly-tight when it isdesired that it should be so.

For the purpose of readily assembling and holding the 'parts in theirassembled position, the combined'botto'm and spring l0 is provided atone edge with hooks 16, which will fit over the edge of the side frames1, as shown in Figs. 2, 4 and 7, and the mattress 8 -is likewiseprovided with hooks 17 which fit over the edge of the part 1 when thearts are assembled in position, as shown` in ig's,

2 and 7. The hinges 5 and 6 permit the side frames to fold inward, asshown in Fig. 2, and thus makes a compact bundle when the parts arefolded, and when so folded they are readily held in their foldedpositions by a single strap.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim and desire to secure byLetters Patent isl. A closely folding combined bed and playingstructure, comprising twoh side frames and two pairs of end frames, the

-end frames hinged together to fold inward and their outer ends hingedto the end frames to fold inward to permit the end frames and sideframes to lie against one another in parallel planes, a rigid detachablerectangular bottom having one side solid and a wire mattress at itsopposite side supported away from its solid side, the bottom havingoutwardly projecting supporting pins and the frames having horizontalledges adapted to receive the pins when the frames are extended torectangular positions, a removable mattress having inwardly extendingsubstantially L-shaped hooks to engage the edges of the side'frames whenapplied to their opposite outer sides when they are in folded positions,and a strap for encircling the frames, mattress and bottom when in theircollapsed position.

2. A folding combined bedand playing structure, comprising side and endframes hingedtogether to fold in parallelism, a rigid ldetachable bottomhaving' one side solid and a recess at its opposite side formed byhaving at right angles to itself projecting edges for supporting a wirespring mattress away from its solid side, the edges of the bottomprovided with projections for detachably supporting the bottom withinthe frames when the latter are expanded to a.

rectangular position, the parts combined for the purpose described.

3. A folding combined bed and playing structure, comprising side and'end frames hinged together to fold in parallelism, a rigid detachablerectangular bottom having `a-wire mattress side and a solid side, thebot- 'tom provided with projections for detachably supporting the bottomwithin the frames when the latter are expanded to a rectangularposition, a removable mattress vhaving inwardly extending substantiallyL-shaped hooks to engage the edges ofl one side nof the side frames whenapplied to their outer sides when they are 'in folded positions, thebottom having inwardly extendingvsubstantially L-shaped hooks 'to engagethe

